- Dating back to 1611, Hulme Grammar School started as a one-room boys’ school in Oldham, which was at the time a small Pennine village in Greater Manchester. Student numbers grew rapidly and in 1925 it opened a girls’ school. It became fully co-ed in 2023. Among its notable alumni are Professor Brian Cox, the actress Sarah Lancashire and the surgeon David Nott.
- Extracurricular options include sports and instrument lessons, as well as Combined Cadet Force (CCF) and clubs for esports, anime, robotics and the environment. The school also sends a team to compete in the Moon Camp Challenge, in which students design a space habitat.
- Healthy competition is encouraged through mock trials, school MasterChef and Hulme’s Got Talent. In past years, the Young Entrepreneurs team has reached the final of the Side Hustle Initiative.
- As part of its pastoral provision, the school encourages the use of the Tootoot app, through which students can report and discuss problems anonymously and receive immediate support.
- Means-tested financial support covers up to 100 per cent of fees in years 7 and 12. The principal can award scholarships for academic, sporting, musical or dramatic abilities.
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